Why I Drafted Jay Cutler, and What Happened from There

October 22, 2015   ·   Ted Sundquist   ·   Jump to comments

I'm staring at a three-ring binder in the draft war room at Broncos headquarters in Dove Valley, Colorado. It's 2006, my fourth year as general manager. The scene around me looks like I'm at NASA headquarters: old-school notebooks scattered everywhere, a huge screen at the front of the room and computers flashing with statistical analysis. 
But I'm not trying to launch a rocket. I'm just trying to figure out what to make of the kid whose name is printed on the scouting report in the binder: Jay Christopher Cutler.
You can guess the basics of what I was looking at. Rocket arm. Great numbers at the combine. Good pedigree. The top offensive player in the SEC despite playing on an otherwise lousy Vanderbilt team. Impressive 29 score on the Wonderlic.
"Great character guy," the scouting report says. "The BMOC, and acts it in a good way."
An athletic player with "good body control, good feet and good change of direction."
"Loves to compete, will get af...

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